Deodato Mucci

Deodato Mucci (1458-1503) was a cardinal of the Papal States and a vicious general of Cesare Borgia.

Biography
Deodato Mucci was born in 1458 in San Gimignano, Tuscany, and became a cardinal of the Papal States in 1494 under Pope Alexander VI. Mucci became a general of Pope Alexander's son Cesare Borgia during his campaigns in Tuscany and Romagna, and was known for his callousness. He became known as "The Butcher of Forli" for the massacre of Milanese troops during the capture of the city in 1500, and Mucci became one of Borgia's top generals.

In 1503, Mucci was besieged in San Gimignano by the army of Fabio Orsini, a bandit leader affiliated with the House of Orsini. Mucci's stone walls were pounded by heavy cannon, and Mucci was killed in the assault on the city.